/**
 * <copyright>
 * </copyright>
 *
 * $Id$
 */
package org.quality4spl.fm.cvm;

import org.eclipse.emf.common.util.EList;

/**
 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
 * A representation of the model object '<em><b>Variability Model Element</b></em>'.
 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
 *
 * <p>
 * The following features are supported:
 * <ul>
 *   <li>{@link org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.VariabilityModelElement#getId <em>Id</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.VariabilityModelElement#getAuthorName <em>Author Name</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.VariabilityModelElement#getUserAttributeValues <em>User Attribute Values</em>}</li>
 * </ul>
 * </p>
 *
 * @see org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.CvmPackage#getVariabilityModelElement()
 * @model abstract="true"
 * @generated
 */
public interface VariabilityModelElement extends CVMElement {
	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Id</b></em>' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Id</em>' attribute isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Id</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #setId(String)
	 * @see org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.CvmPackage#getVariabilityModelElement_Id()
	 * @model
	 * @generated
	 */
	String getId();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.VariabilityModelElement#getId <em>Id</em>}' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Id</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #getId()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setId(String value);

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Author Name</b></em>' attribute.
	 * The default value is <code>""</code>.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Author Name</em>' attribute isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Author Name</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #setAuthorName(String)
	 * @see org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.CvmPackage#getVariabilityModelElement_AuthorName()
	 * @model default="" required="true"
	 * @generated
	 */
	String getAuthorName();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.VariabilityModelElement#getAuthorName <em>Author Name</em>}' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Author Name</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #getAuthorName()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setAuthorName(String value);

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>User Attribute Values</b></em>' containment reference list.
	 * The list contents are of type {@link org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.UserAttributeValue}.
	 * It is bidirectional and its opposite is '{@link org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.UserAttributeValue#getElement <em>Element</em>}'.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>User Attribute Values</em>' containment reference list isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>User Attribute Values</em>' containment reference list.
	 * @see org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.CvmPackage#getVariabilityModelElement_UserAttributeValues()
	 * @see org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.UserAttributeValue#getElement
	 * @model opposite="element" containment="true"
	 * @generated
	 */
	EList<UserAttributeValue> getUserAttributeValues();

} // VariabilityModelElement
